The United States’ “democracy” has melted down on the National Mall in Washington DC.
A massive ice sculpture of the word “democracy” was unveiled at the US Capitol on Wednesday, October 15, by the activists, drawing the attention of the people, reported NBC Washington.
The organisers explained that the giant 3,000-pound and about 20-foot melting art piece represents “America’s weakened democracy and the costs of its failure amid growing militarism and authoritarianism… An imposing five-foot-tall, 17-foot-wide word will vanish into memory as it slowly melts, collapses and disappears.”
Two of the New York City artists, Marshall Reese and Nora Ligorano, who have been creating these temporary sculptures since 2006, were behind the ice statue titled "Last Call, DemocracyICED,” funded by antiwar nonprofit Up In Arms.
Reese said, “It’s hard being an American to think that we need pro-democracy advocacy actions and groups, but that’s what we do. Democracy functions when people participate in it. Participate in elections or participate in working and communicating with their elected officials.”
The artists expressed hope that their work would inspire people to save the democracy in the country.
It is worth noting that last month a statue of US President Donald Trump holding hands with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and a sculpture of a Republican president holding a Bitcoin were temporarily placed at the National Mall.
